Andrew Wiggins was doing an admirable defending James Harden. As the third quarter clock wound down, though, the Houston Rockets MVP candidate drew a defensive assignment other than the Minnesota Timberwolves rookie.

Birthday boy Andrew Wiggins is a runaway favorite to be named named Rookie of the Year upon season's end. If his birthday message to the 20 year-old star is any indication, Ricky Rubio is counting on his Minnesota Timberwolves teammate to win far more hardware than that throughout his career.

Maybe it's the soundtrack — A Tribe Called Quest's kinetic masterpiece, "What's the Scenario," with the first time Busta Rhymes got some shine after his rapid-fire verse — but the "Momentus" trailer for NBA 2K15 is our favorite so far.

It was reported this summer that contract extension negotiations between Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves "wouldn't be easy." A couple months later and with the October 31 deadline for extensions looming larger every day, that assumption has proven the case and then some.